She thinks he doesn’t notice.
The way she shivers when he scratches her scalp, how she holds her breath when he lightly runs his nail down the inside of her wrist. How her pupils go wide when he grabs her by the back of the neck, digging stinging crescents into her soft skin.
Oh, he *notices*. And he plans on giving her what she wants.
He’s kissing her now, deep and slow and wet, fingers tangled in her hair as he pulls her head back. Crowds her against the headboard, takes as much as he gives. He grasps her bottom lip with his teeth as he draws away and she whimpers at the drag, the *burn*, rolling her hips into his.
“I’ve noticed,” he starts, trailing his lips across her cheek to the shell of her ear, voice dark and gritty, “The way you stare at my hands. How you… react when I get my nails on you.”
To emphasize his point, he drags his nails down the back of her head and neck, watches as she gasps and trembles, clutching at his shoulders like she needs an anchor.